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Protelphidium hofkeri

Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Nonionidae

Taxonomy
Protelphidium hofkeri was named by Haynes (1956). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. adamsi, P. duddukuruensis, P. granosum, P. orbiculare, P. tisburyense

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Protelphidium hofkeri Haynes
1964Protelphidium hofkeri Bertels p. 179

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomChromistaCavalier-Smith 1981
subkingdomRhizaria()
phylumForaminifera(Eichwald 1830)
classGlobothalamea
orderRotaliidaDelage and Herouard 1896
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyNonionaceaSchultze 1854
familyNonionidae
genusProtelphidium
specieshofkeriHaynes 1956

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Protelphidium hofkeri Haynes 1956
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2007-11-28 00:47:02
Modified: 2009-05-20 05:31:44
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Danian or 72.20000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian - Danian72.2 - 61.66Argentina (Rio Negro) Protelphidium hofkeri (236485 236486 236488)